Op cleveland



Oct 9, 1923.

H. M. GREENBAUM POCKET 001m HOLDER Filed Jan. 6, 192'; I

Patented Oct. 9, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT];,orrlcs.

HARRY M. GREENBAU'M, 0F CLEVELAND, CHIS. ASSIGNOB- TO FAiN'NIE GREENBAUM,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

POCKET corn nonnnn.

Application filed January 6., 1923. Serial Ii'o. 6 ll l l9.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it know that I, 'IIARRY M. GRnnNnAUM, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket Coin Holders, of which I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The objects or" the invention are to provide a coin holder which is'adapted to be placed in a pocket or bill folder or pocket book and is therefore constructed in'a neat and compact form and is designed to carry one or more tiers of coins according to the amountof thickness desired for convenience in use.

It is also designed'to be completely opened to expose all the coins so that they can readily be removed at one time.

The invention includes a body provided with longitudinal open grooves in which the coins are stored.

These openings'being permanently closed at one end and provided at the other end with coin retaining means constructed and arranged to permit the introduction of the coins but to prevent their removal through. the entrance openings.

The invention also includes folding plates forming covers for the open sides of the grooves, and locking means which can only be operated by an especially designed key, which may be retained in the bank from which the por able banks are issued.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a top view of the device, 2 is a longitudinal section thereof on line X X. Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is transverse section over line Y-Y. Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on line Z-Z. Fig. 1 much enlarged to show the coin retaining means and the locking means more clearly. Fig. 5 is a per-' spective of the key.

In these views A is a body formed of two sheet metal plates longitudinally grooved at B, B and secured together by brazing rivet ing or spot welding as shown in Fig. 3.

These grooves are closed at one end at 3C, C andare open at the other end, and resilient keepers D, are so placed over the open ends of the grooves as to prevent the coins from being removed from the grooves at that end.

Cover plates E, E are provided with inwardly turned lugs F which grasp the outer ends of the plates A, A between the open ends of the grooves upon which they hinge, and the opposite ends of the cover plates are turned inwardly at G, G so as to overlap the corresponding ends of the body plates.

The extremities H, I- of these plates are horizontally extended to form an enclosure in which a locking bolt I or bolts I, I are slidingly movable and are adapted to enter the slots J, J in the inwardly turned extremities G, G or the cover plates thus looking the parts securelytogether.

The bolt or bolts I, are operative by a key L havingfas many cams or projections thereon as there are bolts or three in number the greater the number the greater the amount of complexity ofthe locking device and the greater the amount of ditliculty experienced in opening the lock, especially since the cams'upon the key may beset. at

a difierent angle for each bolt and the disposition thereof may be known only to the bank oflicials.

A spring K may be employed to lock the bolts automatically in the cover lates when they are forced into places.

Since the sides of the body must be separately filled and the covers 'must be immediately placed over them, it is better to have the locking bolts separate in each pair as shown in Fig. 4.

The sides of said cover plates are also preferably bent down over the sides of said body plates at M and meet closely thereplates therefor, said cover plates provided with inwardly turned extremities adapted to be hooked'over the corresponding ends of said body plates between the open ends of said grooves-and to hinge thereon, the other extremities of said cover plates being bent inwardly and adapted to overlap the opposite ends of said body plates, said endsof said body plates being longitudinally extended, to form an enclosure'and said overlapp ng extremities of said cover plates beingprovided with engaging means and complementary engaging means in said enclosure engageable therewith.

2. In a pocket coin holder, a hollow body, comprising, a middle member and a cover memberoneach side thereof, said members being hinged together at one end of said body, said members including longitudinal coin passages between them, the walls of said hinged end being provided with coin inlet openings, registering with said coin passages, said passagesbeing closed at their other ends.

3. In a pocket coin holder, in combination, a hollow body, composed of covers hinged together at one end, a middle member hinged therebetween at the same end, longitudinal coinpassages betweensaid covers and middle in-ember, on'both sides thereof, spaced coin inlet openings in said hinged end, registering with said passages, said passages being closed atthe other end, spring guards for said coin inlet openings and locking means forthe "free ends oi said covers and ll-lldCllG member. l

l. In a coin holder, a body composed of metal sheets placed back to back and provided with longitudinal groovesin its opposite faces, said grooves being open at one end and closed at theother end andvopen outwardly, resilient retaining means for the coins, said retaining means being positioned in the open ends of said grooves, cover plates provided with inwardly bent lugs at one end hooked over the ends of said body plates, the opposite ends of said cover plates being turned inwardly and overlapping the corresponding ends of said body plates, said overlapping ends being provided with looking openings, the adjoining ends of said body plates being extended to provide an enclosure and bolts movable in said enclosure to engage said locking openings.

5. In a coin holder, a body composed of metal sheets placed back to back and provided with longitudinal grooves in its opposite faces, said grooves being open at one end, and closed at-the other end and open outwardly resilient retaining means for thecoins positioned in the open ends of said grooves, cover plates provided with inwardly bent lugs at one end hooked over the ends of said body plates, the opposite ends of said cover plates being turned inwardly and overlapping the corresponding ends of said body plates, said overlapping ends being provided with looking openings, the adjoining ends of said body plates being extended to provide an enclosure and bolt movable in said enclosure to engage said locking openings, the sides of said cover plates being turned inwardly to cover the ends of said enclosure, and means insertable in said enclosure for operating said bolts.

In. testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 27th day of December, 1922.

, HARRY M. GREENBAUM.

In presence of- WM. M. MONROE, Mrs. H. GREENBAUM. 

